Duffield the Meadows Primary School
Park Road, Belper, DE56 4GT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Novak-Lemmings
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 112690
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332840305
About this school
Duffield the Meadows Primary School is a community primary school in Belper. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 260 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 63 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 92% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 89% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Duffield the Meadows Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duffield the Meadows Primary School compares
Duffield the Meadows Primary School ranked 59th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.6% | 11.3% | 260 | — |
| William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.1% | 9.5% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| Milford Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 80 | 1.4 miles |
| The Curzon CofE Primary School | 36% | 7.4% | 17% | 145 | 1.5 miles |
| Little Eaton Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 187 | 2.0 miles |
| Holbrook Church of England Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 12.5% | 134 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 5.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Belper
-
Milford Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Belper
-
The Curzon CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Little Eaton Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Holbrook Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Belper
Other schools in Belper
Duffield the Meadows Primary School ranks 5th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Belper.
- Ambergate Primary School Primary
- Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Heage Primary School Primary
- Herbert Strutt Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kilburn Junior School Primary
- Long Row Primary School Primary
- Milford Primary School Primary
- Pottery Primary School Primary
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Turnditch Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Duffield the Meadows Primary School teach?
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Belper.
- Who is the headteacher of Duffield the Meadows Primary School?
- The headteacher of Duffield the Meadows Primary School is Mrs Faye Novak-Lemmings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Duffield the Meadows Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duffield the Meadows Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Duffield the Meadows Primary School?
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Duffield the Meadows Primary School full?
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 260 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Duffield the Meadows Primary School a faith school?
- No. Duffield the Meadows Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Duffield the Meadows Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Duffield the Meadows Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Duffield the Meadows Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duffield the Meadows Primary School rank locally?
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School ranked 59th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Duffield the Meadows Primary School's absence rate?
- Duffield the Meadows Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Duffield the Meadows Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duffield the Meadows Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.